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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 4744703, member: 14873&quot;]Just FYI from archive:</p><p><br /></p><p>The dots that were used as word spacers in Monument and Tombstone Inscriptions in Ancient Rome are called Interpuncts (“to catch a breath”). I think they were only used sporadically (as space fillers) on coins because of the limited space available. If you google “Interpuncts” you will find numerous references available. The following link is to a reference that I have used on occasion because it contains some useful background information:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2008/03/middle-dot-inte.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2008/03/middle-dot-inte.html" rel="nofollow">http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2008/03/middle-dot-inte.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you would like to type interpuncts in the coin legends on the images you post here (just for fun?) you can do it by holding down the Alt key and typing 0183 using the number pad on your computer (will not work on iPhone or iPad) · like that. (I am a windows guy - I don’t know the sequence for MAC).</p><p><br /></p><p>In typography the bold center dots are called bullets - Interpuncts are normal weight center dots.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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